text_original: Ill fortune dogged the Saracen cause. A large number of Egyptian Christians, who 136 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE were serving in the Moslem fleet, deserted to the enemy, and emboldened by this, Leo made another attack on the ships, some of which he destroyed and threw the rest into confusion.
text_transcription: ILL FORTUNE DOGGED THE SARACEN CAUSE A LARGE NUMBER OF EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANS WHO WERE SERVING IN THE MOSLEM FLEET DESERTED TO THE ENEMY AND EMBOLDENED BY THIS LEO MADE ANOTHER ATTACK ON THE SHIPS SOME OF WHICH HE DESTROYED AND THREW THE REST INTO CONFUSION
phonemes: ˈɪl fˈɔːɹtʃʊn dˈɑːɡᵻd ðə sˈæɹəsən kˈɔːz. ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɪdʒˈɪpʃən kɹˈɪstʃənz, hˌuː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp wɜː sˈɜːvɪŋ ɪnðə mˈɑːsləm flˈiːt, dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd tə ðɪ ˈɛnəmi, ænd ɛmbˈoʊldənd baɪ ðˈɪs, lˈiːoʊ mˌeɪd ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ɐtˈæk ɔnðə ʃˈɪps, sˌʌm ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ænd θɹˈuː ðə ɹˈɛst ˌɪntʊ kənfjˈuːʒən.